3 Guides
Quality & Testing
Where industrial printing separates itself from hobby printing: cross-hatch adhesion, alcohol rubs, thermal cycling, first article inspection, and root cause analysis of print defects.
- Pinholes in Screen Printing: 9 Causes and a Fix for Each
Pinholes are gaps in the stencil, not holes in the mesh. The nine causes, a 60-second diagnosis, the fix for each — and the coating habits that stop them.
- Sawtoothing (Jagged Edges) in Screen Printing: Causes, Mechanics, and What Actually Fixes It
Why straight edges print as staircases in screen printing: the mesh-grid mechanism, washout anchoring, EOM gasket sealing, the 22.5° mesh angle, and which press parameters can soften sawtoothing when you cannot remake the screen.
- Screen Printing Defects: Symptom-to-Cause Fix Guide
Bleeding, pinholes, sawtooth edges, cracking, ghosting - find the symptom, the likely cause, and the fix in one diagnostic table built for screen printers.